Chinese rights lawyer admits subversion in what wife calls show trial
democracy demonstrators hold up portraits of Chinese disbarred lawyer Jiang Tianyong, demanding his release, during a demonstration outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong, China December 23, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/ BEIJING (Reuters) - A prominent former Chinese rights lawyer on trial for subverting state power on Tuesday said overseas workshops inspired him to try to overthrow China's political system, in what his wife and activists said was a show trial designed to discredit him. Jiang Tianyong, 64, who was disbarred in 2009 ...
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